Crappie fishing tips - Best way to prepare Crappie

Cut the fielts into "nugets" (what my wife likes) soakem in buttermilk and coat with seasonings and then deep fry.
or

Wash the filets and have one bowl with an egg/milk mixture and another bowl with the batter.

1. Pat the filets dry with a paper towel
2. Dredge filet in a little milk/egg misture
3. Batter them up
4. Place in the oil
5. Cook until golden and they float

Crappie fishing tips - How to Catch Crappie?

Crappie fishing tips - How to Catch Crappie?

Good catching crappie is in the spring. Crappie move shallow to spawn and readily bite small minnow imitations. The most popular crappie rig is a small grub or tube jig below a slip bobber. This allows the bait to be vertically jigged while away from the boat or shore. A crappie's eyes look up, so you better off setting the jig to be a little higher than the fish instead of being right on the bottom.
For crappie fishing during the summer time, it is best to fish in shaded areas around deeper water.
In winter, ice fishing for crappie is a cinch once you locate them. Try using small plastic grubs, jigging spoons or live minnows.

Crappie fishing tips - Spawning habits of white crappie

Spawning occurs shortly after water temperatures reach 55 to 65 degrees F (12.7-18.3° C). After spawning, males guard the eggs and fry.

Spawning habits of white crappie are similar to other sunfishes except they usually nest in deeper water. Black crappie construct their nests and deposit their eggs at even greater depths than white crappie. Females of both species deposit from 3,000 to 15,000 eggs.

Blacknose Black Crappie

 
Blacknose Black Crappie. The black nosed black crappie as we call them were first described in the white river basin of arkansas. They have seen been found in 13 other states. The black stripe is the result of a recessive gene, which breeds true when using black stripe brooders .They breed just like regular black crappie

Crappie fishing tips - crappie fishing during a full moon

Crappie fishing tips - crappie fishing during a full moon . Try using live bait, as it is more likely to catch the attention of lethargic crappie. use a slower technique, such as slow trolling
The full moon, crappie fishing will be most productive with a fast troll using jigs. Because the fish are active, it takes more movement to catch their eye and get a hook in on a nice slab